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Hordes of 'Blue Dragons' are back on Australian Beaches!The Blue Dragon Invasion is back upon Australian beaches as hundreds of these rare, venomous creatures show up across a massive stretch of beach the forth week of Jan 2022. On an idyllic sunshine coast beach, there are currently 100's of blue dragon nudibranch washed up and by account still washing up on the beach.
Point Cartwright beach North Of Brisbane experiencing a Blue Dragon Nudibranch Invasion
Quote: The animals are called nudibranchs, which are a type of shell-less, soft-bodied mollusk well-noted for their intense blue color. These tiny, venomous sea slugs—otherwise known as sea swallows, blue angels or, if you want to be scientifically accurate, Glaucus marginatus—are typically found in the open ocean, floating face-up, where their ultramarine hues camouflage them against predatory birds in a method known as countershading.
Blue Dragon Invasions are seasonal but its changing
During the southern hemisphere's summer months, typically between December to February, oceanic winds seem to send these “blue fleets” towards the shoreline. This year it took till late January to send these venomous wonders to wash up on Point Cartwright beach in QLD. Distributed approx. 3 or 4 feet apart from each other on the sand beach goers reported finding this for miles and miles. Sighting are becoming more and more regular
Blue Dragon Nudibranch - They're Not Alone
Besides the Vivid Blue rare Blue Dragon Nudibranch, a massive amount of or “heaps”-( as it was accurately reported) were man o wars Jellyfish also ( AKA blue bottles) which are also highly venomous and in many ways finding these two stunning creatures washed up weather is no surprise.Blue dragons are ocean predators that devour and absorb the stinging cells of their bluebottle brethren, making them potentially hazardous to humans. The venom of their prey is stored in the extremities of the dragons' finger-like cerata, and they can sting anyone who comes into contact with them, causing nausea, vomiting, acute dermatitis, and hyperpigmentation as well as other symptoms.
The number of these rare nudi’s are increasing as more and more slighting are occured in the past few years. “we're having a lot more of those nudibranchs than we have before," marine scientist Sarah-Jo Lobwein, of the Australian Environmental Educators Association said.
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